Now that CedarTown at the Ruston Civic Center has officially kicked off holiday shopping in Lincoln Parish, it’s probably not too early for most people to tackle their Christmas gifts list. I’m typically lax on this subject, but have planned for the first time to not procrastinate about finding, making and/or buying gifts this year. Here at the Daily Leader, we writers have been assigned holiday stories for an upcoming special section. This must surely be the origin of my go-getter gifting attitude this season.

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